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Breaking Into Data Engineering - Why Is It So Hard And How Can You Get Your First DE Role?

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Ben Rogojan discusses the challenges of breaking into the data engineering field and offers practical advice on landing your first role.

Breaking into data engineering is far from straight-forward. Especially breaking into data engineering straight from college. In this video I will outline some of the challenges people face when they break into the data engineering field. As well as discuss how you can break into data engineering. If you enjoyed this video, check out some of my other top videos. What Skills Do Data Engineers Need? youtube.com/watch?v=LgSHaOvNodA Data Engineering Project Ideas youtu.be/LJkVvNWlO0g If you want to learn more about machine learning, check out DataCamps Machine Learining Course bit.ly/3BeLEml If you'd like to read up on my updates about the data field, then you can sign up for our newsletter here. seattledataguy.substack.com/​​ Or check out my blog theseattledataguy.com/ Tags: Data engineering projects, Data engineer project ideas, data project sources, data analytics project sources, data project portfolio _____________________________________________________________ Subscribe: youtube.com/channel/UCmLGJ3VYBcfRaWbP6JLJcpA?sub_confirmatio… _____________________________________________________________ About me: I have spent my career focused on all forms of data. I have focused on developing algorithms to detect fraud, reduce patient readmission and redesign insurance provider policy to help reduce the overall cost of healthcare. I have also helped develop analytics for marketing and IT operations in order to optimize limited resources such as employees and budget. I privately consults on data science and engineering problems both solo as well as with a company called Acheron Analytics. I have experience both working hands-on with technical problems as well as helping leadership teams develop strategies to maximize their data. *I do participate in affiliate programs, if a link has an "*" by it, then I may receive a small portion of the proceeds at no extra cost to you.

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Breaking Into Data Engineering - Why Is It So Challenging Breaking into the data engineering I think can be difficult for a few different reasons and I wanted to cover some of the challenges I see people facing as well as some of the solutions I have implemented as well as other people I know. # First, the challenges: Lack Of College Courses That Teach Data Engineering \- Overall, there are limited courses that teach on data engineering concepts in college. I have noticed plenty of masters courses offer some big data concepts but overall I feel like data warehousing, data pipelines and other key concepts like streaming aren't really taught as they tend to be more practical and less the…
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